Children caught in standoff between Palm Bay police, man

5:39 PM,
Dec. 9, 2013

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Four children were caught in a standoff between Palm Bay police and a man Sunday night, according to police.

At about 9:45 p.m., officers went to 894 Bianca Drive after someone called 9-1-1 and hung up, said police spokeswoman Yvonne Martinez.

They arrived to find a man and woman in a "heated argument." As officers tried to talk to them, the man went inside the home and shut the door. The woman told police he had battered her and threatened people inside with a steak knife. The woman was taken away from the home and police tried to reach the man. Officers ...